Where does “ammogliare” come from?
ammogliare (Italian) comes from Italian moglie, from Latin mulier, from Latin mollior, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
ammogliare (Italian): To give a wife
Definitions
- To give a wife
Ancestry of “ammogliare”, step by step
ammogliare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian moglie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | moglie | wife |
| 2 | Latin | mulier | a woman, female; a wife; a coward, poltroon |
| 3 | Latin | mollior | softer, milder, weaker etc; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 5 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |